In a move that should surprise exactly no one, Google has pushed their Now Launcher to the Play Store. It’s only available to Nexus and Google Play Edition devices for now, but it’s a long awaited move that should make a lot of geeks very happy.

Outrage was the flavor of the day when Google’s Nexus 5 was released with a unique launcher that could only be found on that device. Google explained that they were experimenting with something new, and that this launcher was probably not going to be exclusive to the Nexus 5 forever. It didn’t take long for the Android modders and hackers to implement this launcher on other devices, but as we’ve all impatiently waited for Google to finally release a launcher that users could install over the experiences offered by Samsung, HTC, and everyone else, the launcher has quietly hit the Play Store.

Google’s Now Launcher is an odd tool, because most of it doesn’t exist as a standalone launcher. In fact, most of it lives inside the Google Search app. The Now Launcher puts Google Now a swipe away to the left of the home screen and voice activated Google search front and center on Nexus and Google Play Edition phones for now, but because the Google Search app exists on every single phone that has been certified to use Google Mobile Services it seems unlikely that it will remain exclusive to Google Experience devices for terribly long.

There are a number of reasons to like this launcher besides having Google plastered in an even greater fashion on your Android phone. The Launcher has a nice new wallpaper picker that isn’t a part of 4.4.2 native, a larger viewing area for the home screen, and even has better spacing for app icons and a nicer landscape and portrait switcher. It’s the kind of thing Android geeks have wanted for a while, a turnkey way to make your homescreen look like the pure Google Experience without getting a Nexus or Google Play Edition phone. Lets hope Google makes this officially available to more devices soon.